-1.) change to the proper directory, in my case it is
-/driver/bus/pnp/devices/00:0f
-# cd /driver/bus/pnp/devices/00:0f
-# cat name
-PC standard floppy disk controller
-
-2.) check if the device is already active
-# cat resources
-DISABLED
-
-- Notice the string "DISABLED". This means the device is not active.
-
-3.) check the device's possible configurations (optional)
-# cat options
-Dependent: 01 - Priority acceptable
- port 0x3f0-0x3f0, align 0x7, size 0x6, 16-bit address decoding
- port 0x3f7-0x3f7, align 0x0, size 0x1, 16-bit address decoding
- irq 6
- dma 2 8-bit compatible
-Dependent: 02 - Priority acceptable
- port 0x370-0x370, align 0x7, size 0x6, 16-bit address decoding
- port 0x377-0x377, align 0x0, size 0x1, 16-bit address decoding
- irq 6
- dma 2 8-bit compatible
-
-4.) now activate the device
-# echo "auto" > resources
-
-5.) finally check if the device is active
-# cat resources
-io 0x3f0-0x3f5
-io 0x3f7-0x3f7
-irq 6
-dma 2
-
-also there are a series of kernel parameters:
-pnp_reserve_irq=irq1[,irq2] ....
-pnp_reserve_dma=dma1[,dma2] ....
-pnp_reserve_io=io1,size1[,io2,size2] ....
-pnp_reserve_mem=mem1,size1[,mem2,size2] ....
+
+1. change to the proper directory, in my case it is
+ /driver/bus/pnp/devices/00:0f::
+
+ # cd /driver/bus/pnp/devices/00:0f
+ # cat name
+ PC standard floppy disk controller
+
+2. check if the device is already active::
+
+ # cat resources
+ DISABLED
+
+ - Notice the string "DISABLED". This means the device is not active.
+
+3. check the device's possible configurations (optional)::
+
+ # cat options
+ Dependent: 01 - Priority acceptable
+ port 0x3f0-0x3f0, align 0x7, size 0x6, 16-bit address decoding
+ port 0x3f7-0x3f7, align 0x0, size 0x1, 16-bit address decoding
+ irq 6
+ dma 2 8-bit compatible
+ Dependent: 02 - Priority acceptable
+ port 0x370-0x370, align 0x7, size 0x6, 16-bit address decoding
+ port 0x377-0x377, align 0x0, size 0x1, 16-bit address decoding
+ irq 6
+ dma 2 8-bit compatible
+
+4. now activate the device::
+
+ # echo "auto" > resources
+
+5. finally check if the device is active::
+
+ # cat resources
+ io 0x3f0-0x3f5
+ io 0x3f7-0x3f7
+ irq 6
+ dma 2
+
+also there are a series of kernel parameters::
+
+ pnp_reserve_irq=irq1[,irq2] ....
+ pnp_reserve_dma=dma1[,dma2] ....
+ pnp_reserve_io=io1,size1[,io2,size2] ....
+ pnp_reserve_mem=mem1,size1[,mem2,size2] ....